癲癇

See also: 癫痫

Chinese

convulsions; crazy epilepsy; insanity
trad. (癲癇) 癲 癇
simp. (癫痫) 癫 痫
alternative forms 癲癎/癫𰣯

Pronunciation


Noun

癲癇

  1. (~病, ~症) (pathology) epilepsy
    光敏性癲癇警告/光敏性癫痫警告  ―  guāngmǐnxìng diānxián jǐnggào  ―  photosensitive epilepsy warning

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
癲 癇
てん
Hyōgaiji
かん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 癲癇.

Pronunciation

Noun

癲(てん)癇(かん) • (tenkan) 

  1. (pathology) epilepsy

Usage notes

Descendants

  • Korean: 땡깡 (ttaengkkang)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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